IDF Chief Eyal Zamir orders new maximal haredi draft

IDF Chief Eyal Zamir orders new maximal haredi draft

Zamir has emphasized the shift to sending a draft notice to every 16.5-year-old haredi male, something which has generally not been done in the past.

Ultra-Orthodox parties say they will continue to block Knesset votes over draft exemp

Netanyahu detects impatience in his base with the Haredi demands surrounding the draft exemption law and this time is not going out of his way to appease them; Haredim say that Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chair Yuli Edelstein is pushing the country to new elections

STORM BREWING: UTJ And Shas Dig In Their Heels, Boycott Government Votes Over Yeshiva Draft Exemption Crisis

Tensions within the Israeli government coalition continue to mount, as United Torah Judaism (UTJ) and Shas maintain a coordinated boycott of all Knesset votes, demanding progress on legislation to secure continued draft exemptions for yeshiva bochurim. The protest began last week after a senior IDF official, Brigadier General Shai Taib, warned of a growing shortage of manpower in the army, asserting that the IDF is short 12,000 soldiers—includin…

Knesset Showdown: Haredi parties extend boycott of coalition votes over draft law

United Torah Judaism and Shas are continuing their boycott of Knesset votes this week, escalating a coalition crisis over the stalled legislation to exempt yeshiva students from military service.

"The people of Israel need us": Meir, a Haredi from Modi'in Illit, who decided to enlist, talks about the harsh reception he received when he returned home and the need for Haredi integration into Israeli society. The post The Haredi who enlisted: "We cannot remain disconnected" appeared first on סרוגים.

Brigadier General (res.) Ofer Winter addressed the burning issue of recruiting the Haredi public into the IDF in a public speech, delivered as part of a 'Sukkat Shalom' brainstorming project. He proposed a practical solution, he claimed, that would save him the entire legislative process and complicated political contacts. "We are in a polarized political leadership," Winter said, among other things. "One will recruit the Haredi and the other wi…